BOSTON – The possibility of history – as in the first perfect game by a Boston pitcher since Cy Young in 1904 – at least hovered slightly in the Fenway Park air for a while on Friday night. Payton Tolle, Boston’s standout rookie, retired 16 straight Yankees before Spencer Jones

BOSTON -- As the Red Sox chase that burst of momentum that has eluded them through a season that’s nearly half over, Payton Tolle temporarily provided perfection when he retired the first 16 batters he faced on Friday night against the Yankees. Backed by Tolle’s dazzling, seven-inning performance (one hit,

BOSTON – Willson Contreras likes the idea of adding spice to the historic rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox, saying that anything that gets people talking “makes baseball fun.” If that’s the mission, he’s doing his part.

BOSTON – The Red Sox got hit with yet another injury in the infield on Friday: Shortstop Marcelo Mayer has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a bone stress reaction to the left ulna. Mayer opened the season as the starting second baseman but moved to shortstop when

BOSTON -- A left pinky subluxation (partial dislocation), followed by a heavily delayed flight from Denver that got the Red Sox home in the wee hours of the morning, seemed like a recipe for Caleb Durbin getting Thursday night off to start a four-game series against the Yankees at Fenway

BOSTON -- Due to mechanical issues on the team charter following Wednesday afternoon’s game in Denver, the Red Sox didn’t land in Boston until after 5 a.m. on Thursday. It was hardly an advantageous way for a slumping team to start a four-game series against the Yankees, particularly with their

WORCESTER, Mass. – Even as the frustration piles up for a former top Red Sox prospect, Kristian Campbell's belief in his ability to overcome what has now been a yearlong bout of adversity is what sustains him. And, so, too, does the chance to be an example for other young

WORCESTER, Mass. – It turns out Romy Gonzalez's setback in the third game of his Minor League rehab assignment wasn’t much of a setback. It turns out, it was just a lost weekend. But one Gonzalez doesn’t think will prevent him from being activated halfway through this weekend’s four-game series

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BOSTON -- For weeks -- months, actually -- the Red Sox have been trying to clutch and grab for that one late-game win that could give them that elusive surge of momentum. Finally, it looked like Thursday would be the day. Down by a pair after seven innings, Isiah Kiner-Falefa

BOSTON -- Jake Bennett positioned himself to be the story on Wednesday night at Fenway Park. Bennett -- Boston’s No. 6 prospect, per MLB Pipeline -- has supplanted Bryan Bello (optioned to Triple-A Worcester on June 5) in the rotation, and the lefty held the Blue Jays to three hits

BOSTON – Usually when you grind a good pitcher down like the Red Sox did to Dylan Cease (108 pitches over five innings), there is a reward somewhere in sight. But on Tuesday night, there was no prize. In a scene that has repeated itself frequently this season, Boston couldn’t

BOSTON -- Though Roman Anthony hasn’t been cleared to swing yet, the Red Sox had some positive news on the outfielder on Tuesday, as a follow-up MRI on the partially torn tendon in his right ring finger showed that he’s healing properly. Monday marked the six-week anniversary of Anthony’s injury

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BOSTON – An electric crowd charged up with Scottish spectators (i.e., The Tartan Army) in town for the World Cup sent an anticipatory surge of cheers through the air seconds before Connelly Early threw the first pitch of the game for the Red Sox.

BOSTON -- Tartan Army, meet the Fenway faithful.

Brayan Bello’s quest to earn his ticket back to the Major Leagues with the Red Sox started two days later than planned, on Saturday in Rochester, N.Y.

BOSTON -- In a critical situation in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday at Fenway Park, Ceddanne Rafaela found himself down in the count, 1-2, and didn’t look particularly comfortable getting there.

BOSTON -- Roman Anthony’s absence from the Red Sox has been felt for a lineup that entered Saturday 29th in the Majors in runs. The dynamic 22-year-old, who had an .859 OPS in 303 plate appearances in his rookie season, was projected to be one of his team’s most productive

BOSTON – At last, the comforts of home were felt by the Red Sox. And not a second too soon. When Mickey Gasper, Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu scraped the Green Monster on three consecutive pitches for doubles in a furious, fifth-inning sequence, Fenway felt alive in a way that

BOSTON – Urgency was the buzzword as the reeling Red Sox kicked off a six-game homestand on Friday night, looking to shake off a 1-4 road trip to New York and St. Petersburg. The Sox returned to Fenway with a 27-39 record, marking the first time the club has been

BOSTON – Though ace Garrett Crochet believes he is “getting close to throwing” following a shutdown of over two weeks due to an untimely left lat strain, the lefty all but conceded he won’t pitch for the Red Sox until after the All-Star break.

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ST. PETERSBURG -- A late flurry led by an unprecedented power surge -- from Caleb Durbin (first multihomer game of his career) and a three-run jack by Ceddanne Rafaela in the top of the eighth inning that brought a five-run deficit down to one -- only made you wonder how

ST. PETERSBURG -- A late-inning comeback victory is going to happen for the Red Sox at some point. It has to, right? You had the feeling it just might on Tuesday night. In the top of the eighth inning at Tropicana Field, Marcelo Mayer had the fortune of hitting a